Volume : 5, Issue : 1, January - 2016

EFFECTS OF YOGA POWER YOGA AND PILATES ON SELECTED PHYSICAL VARIABLES OF COLLEGE WOMEN STUDENTS

Dr. V. A. Manickam, Nins Peter. P

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The present study was designed to determine the effects of yoga power yoga and Pilates on selected physical variables of College women students. To attain the purpose, sixty (N=60) women College students studying in Euphrasia Training College for women, Kattor, Kerala, India during the year 2014-2015 were randomly selected as subjects. The subjects were assigned at random into four groups of fifteen each (n=15). Group-I underwent Yoga Practice, Group-II underwent Power yoga Practice, Group-III underwent Pilates Exercise and Group-IV acted as Control. The dependent variables selected for this study were Flexibility and Muscular Endurance. Flexibility was assessed by Sit and Reach test, Muscular Endurance was assessed by Bent Knee Sit-ups. All the subjects were tested prior to and immediately after the training for all the selected variables. Data were collected and statistically analyzed using ANCOVA. Scheffe&amp;amp;rsquo;s post hoc test was applied to determine the significant difference between the paired means. In all the cases 0.05 level of significance was fixed. The results of the study showed that there was a significant difference was found among all the Experimental groups namely Yoga Practice, Power yoga Practice and Pilates Exercise groups had significantly increase in the Flexibility and Muscular Endurance. Further the results of the study showed Pilates Exercises group was found to be better than the Yoga Practice group and Power yoga Practice group in Flexibility and Muscular Endurance.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;</p>